"It's an ideal place but it's a shame all of these places are closing down. It's vile seeing empty units in places like this. If they were left empty I could see it putting a lot of people off. It will attract people hanging around. I would like to see a shop that sells a bit of everything replace one of the stores.

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"I have noticed Furniture Outlet has just opened. Even if it's only a temporary thing it's good to see that the unit is being used. Furniture is something you haven't really been able to get here before."

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Matt Allen, a 46-year-old garden supervisor from Wolstanton, said: "As Toys R Us is closing I would like to see another toy store in its place. We always used to go there. There needs to be something for the kids and direct replacements for each shop if they close.

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"It's a shame to see places close as Festival Park is very convenient for us as everything is in one place.

"It's good to see the Furniture Outlet open and an empty unit back in use again. It's good for the city for it to be filled because it doesn’t look good if it is empty and people would be put off coming here."